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'If you like Fiona Wood, Cath Crowley or Jaclyn Moriarty, you'll love Christine Bongers' gripping new coming of age story, Intruder.
'I don't walk past the house next door. I wish the woman who lives in it was dead. Which makes it hard . . . because she was the one who came running when I screamed.
'Kat Jones is woken by an Intruder looming over her bed. She's saved by Edwina – the neighbour Kat believes betrayed her dying mother.
'Her dad issues an ultimatum. Either spend nights next door, or accept another Intruder in her life – Hercules, the world's ugliest guard dog. It's a no-brainer, even for dog-phobic Kat.
'When she meets adorkable Al at the dog park, finally Kat has someone to talk to, someone who cares.
'But the prowler isn't finished with Kat. To stop him, she needs Edwina's help . . . and what Kat learns could mend fences – or break her fragile family apart forever.' (Publication summary)
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Other Formats
- Dyslexic edition.
- Large print.
Works about this Work
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Review : Intruder
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 29 no. 3 2014; (p. 39)
— Review of Intruder 2014 single work novel
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Review : Intruder
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 29 no. 3 2014; (p. 39)
— Review of Intruder 2014 single work novel
Awards
- 2015 winner Davitt Award — Best Debut
- 2015 shortlisted Davitt Award — Best Young Adult Book
- 2015 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Older Readers